Pirate Cargo by nysten

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made by nysten for LD 40 (COMPO)

Pirate Cargo

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An armada has surrounded your beautiful pirate cove. Fight the threats and gather loot to up your score and repair your ship. Watch out, loot weighs down your ship, making it harder to control!

Controls: * Arrow keys for navigating the vessel * Space to release black balls of death

Notes: * Bring a cargo value of atleast $50 to the bay to repair your ship * Your cannons are mounted on the right side of the ship * Compass points to the pirate cove

Made with LÖVE and love! This is my first game made with LÖVE, please be gentle!!

Ratings

Overall 254th 3.526⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 257th 3.447⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 448th 2.921⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 566th 2.842⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 425th 3.079⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Audio 342th 2.889⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Humor 318th 2.75⭐ 18🧑‍⚖️
Mood 357th 3.029⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Given 10🗳️ 14🗨️

Feedback

kix334
04. Dec 2017 · 07:49 UTC
Nice art style and good controls. Overall a solid game, however I can't help but feel it's a little hard, it took me ages to kill three ships consecutively( guess ill never be a pirate!)
🎤 nysten
04. Dec 2017 · 09:26 UTC
Thanks for playing! Yes, the enemies are quite hard, but I felt that since they are the only challenge in the game, they should atleast be a difficult one. :smile:
Kashif
04. Dec 2017 · 12:34 UTC
Nicely done
Sintel
04. Dec 2017 · 12:46 UTC
Fun, but a bit too hard.

Also: if you want more people to play, you should probably pack your game into an .exe so people who don't have Löve can play it!
wsKilljoy
04. Dec 2017 · 12:47 UTC
Good job!
🎤 nysten
04. Dec 2017 · 13:08 UTC
Thanks all! @sintel thanks, I packed it into an .exe
darkgrisen
04. Dec 2017 · 18:43 UTC
I can't run the game somehow. "The code execution cannot proceed because lua51.dll was not found."
🎤 nysten
04. Dec 2017 · 19:01 UTC
@darkgrisen I forgot to add LÖVE dll's to the exe! Fixed now, I hope I didn't lose you yet! :smile:
Ham and Swiss
04. Dec 2017 · 19:39 UTC
Lots of fun! Good job, combat was hard but fair.
jasontherand
04. Dec 2017 · 19:41 UTC
Great job! Im very impressed with the AI given the time constraints.
darkgrisen
04. Dec 2017 · 19:43 UTC
Now it works!


The game is really funny. Probably one of the best games i've played so far!

Overall: 4/5!
amras0000
04. Dec 2017 · 19:59 UTC
The game takes a bit to learn, but the AI is just predictable enough that you can dodge most but not all of their attacks if you know what you're doing. I applaud you for the balance. One thing to note is that the hitboxes on the island are a bit hard to read.

The ship combat alone is pretty fun, and while the graphics are simple the color palette is very smooth and satisfying. I don't know that the mechanic of your ship being weighed down adds much to the game.

If this weren't a Ludum Dare entry I'd recommend setting up networking for this, though. Higher-scoring players having weaker ships because of the weight of their treasure sounds like a neat balancing feature.
🎤 nysten
04. Dec 2017 · 23:11 UTC
@amras0000 I agree, the weight component wasn't really any good for the gameplay. The ship battles are quite fun, so networking does sound good!
IllaBom
12. Dec 2017 · 01:50 UTC
Nice game you have here. SUPER WELL DONE!

Come check out my game if you like!
https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/virus-detected
giusex27
27. Dec 2017 · 00:34 UTC
Nicely done compo entry. The CPUs have some bugs that make them sometimes crash with the island and sink but other than that the game handles well the controls and the concept is clear. The sound FX and graphics were really ok too. Good job!